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11/14/12

Black and Gold Thank You

I've been writing articles for Scrapjazz for awhile now, but I've only recently started checking out the contests and challenges in their forums. When I saw the November card sketch challenge, I knew I wanted to play along.

The sketch is very simple - just my style! I recently uncovered a piece of shimmery gold cardstock that I'd embossed on a friend's Big Shot way back when. I decided to use that as my background. As to what color to pair with the gold, that was a no-brainer. My high school colors were black & gold (go Matadors!) and I've always thought it was an elegant combination.

Here's my card:

And here's the sketch:

As you can see, I followed the sketch very closely. I think the embossed dots, the scalloped circle, and the extreme shimmer of the paper add interest. Overall, I'm really happy with it. I might have to try this again with some other color combinations!